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EssEntial EatingItalian food in Italy is fresher, lusher
and brighter than anything you’ll find
in the UK.
On the goAt Camoma veggie
takeaway, between
the Rialto Bridge
and market, grab a
lunch of panini or tramezzini crustless
sandwiches and vegan tiramisu to enjoy
by the Grand Canal.
Facebook: Vegan venezia
BuffetstyleLe Spighe wholefood
shop and café does
a Mediterranean
organic slow food
buffet between the
Venetian Arsenal and Biennale Gardens.
Create a plate from grains, a tofu or
pulses protein dish, and four salads and
seasonal vegetables, such as aubergine.
Desserts include vegan chocolate
muffins, tiramisu, and cream of apricot.
Facebook: Le Spighe Cucina
Beach partyVenetians love to
spend Sundays at
the Lido beach.
You can go there any day by vaporetto
waterbus. Have lunch or dinner at Bio
Sound System vegetarian restaurant at
Via Doge Michiel 2/C. The menu features
Italian classics like bruschetta, lasagne,
fettuccine and rigatoni, plus burgers,
falafels, curry and couscous.
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Vegan in VeniceVenice’s only fully vegan restaurant,
La Tecia Vegana, opened in February,
run by Irishman Thomas Coffey and
his Italian wife Cinzia Morandin. ‘We
previously ran a restaurant in Monza,
near Milan, but always wanted to come
to Venice,’ says Thomas. ‘Our food is
mainly Italian, such as seitan lasagne
or parmigiana with vegan cheese, and
we get a lot of requests for saor, a
Venetian fish dish which we make with
eggplant. We do lots of raw food too,
such as carrot tart with pistachio, raw
Black Forest gateau and Sachertorte.
A lot of people find us on the
Happycow website and come for the
tiramisu, but we also have chocolate
cheesecake, apple pie, and walnut
chocolate truffles.’
Facebook: La Tecia Vegana
Q Italian restaurants in the UK seem to put cheese on everything. How about
in Italy?
A There are many traditional dishes that
are naturally vegan, such as grilled
and marinated veggies, antipasti like olives,
bruschetta or artichoke hearts, and pizza
marinara (‘sailor’s pizza’), made with tomato
and garlic sauce.
Self-catering is a good option. Italian
markets are bursting with firm, bright, local
vegetables like juicy red plum tomatoes and
aubergines, so it’s no wonder Italians eat
twice as many veggies as us Brits, always
prepared with local olive oil rather than
butter. Health-food shops are common, and
most gelaterias have vegan sorbets in fruit
flavours and dark chocolate, sometimes
even soya ice cream. Supermarket chain
Conad, the Italian equivalent of the Coop,
recently added a dedicated vegan section
in its stores to serve Italy’s more than
1.5 million vegans.
Alex Bourke lives la dolce vita vegan-style in the
beautiful city of Venice.
in the knowtake a side trip to the huge
Bologna Vegan Fest in September,
which attrac ts 45,000 visitors.
www.veganfest.it
To wheT your appeTiTe…Prepare for your trip by tucking into Italian food at home – UK restaurant chains Zizzi and Pizza Express offer vegan cheese.
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